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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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